Ricarda Lang breaks down all of her income on her website. A piece of information that seems to interest many. But when it comes to additional income, another Baden-Württemberg politician stands out. How much does Green Party Federal Chairwoman Ricarda Lang’s income? If you want to know exactly, you can simply read it on their … Read more
The FDP asked its members about remaining in the traffic light coalition. The result is just in favor of it. But the FDP will also have to make compromises in 2024. It is a wafer-thin majority with which the FDP is starting the new year: the member survey gives the party leadership support for remaining … Read more
EPA NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 11:11 German politician Wolfgang Schäuble has died at the age of 81. The CDU politician served in the German parliament for more than 50 years and during his long political career he was, among other things, Minister of the Interior and President of the Bundestag. Outside Germany, he is best known as … Read more
The Bundestag Presidium has scheduled 68 minutes for the debate on the 2023 supplementary budget this Friday morning. In order to pass it, the government factions must again decide on an emergency because Germany will have to take on more debt than planned. The dispute is not just about the budget for the current year. … Read more
Before his government declaration in the Bundestag, Union politicians from Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) demands leadership in the budget crisis. The Chancellor must explain how he wants to put the federal budgets for 2023 and 2024 on a solid footing, said Union parliamentary group vice-president Jens Spahn Rhenish Post. “Scholz is the elected chancellor, he … Read more
Berlin (dpa) – After the Karlsruhe budget ruling, the federal government also sees far-reaching consequences for other reserves in the federal budget. The loans from the special fund for energy price caps “could no longer be used in 2023 according to the current legal situation,” Budget State Secretary Werner Gatzer informed the ministries. With the … Read more
Berlin (dpa) – After the Karlsruhe budget ruling, all of the federal government’s ancillary budgets are under scrutiny. One thing is certain so far: 60 billion euros for climate projects and the modernization of the economy have been lost. But may billions more not be available, for example for energy price caps? And what about … Read more
Social contributions for employees have increased in recent years – but for employers they have decreased. The Left in the Bundestag drew attention to this, citing a response from the federal government. Accordingly, the percentage contributions to social insurance for employees rose by 1.3 percentage points to 16.9 percent from 2002 to 2022. Contributions for … Read more
UAmong the items that are being put to the test in the negotiations on the federal budget is the budget of the Federal Agency for Civic Education. The institution, whose task is, among other things, to “strengthen democratic consciousness” will only have 76 million euros available next year, around 20 million euros less than before. … Read more
The federal government will apparently stop payments to private sea rescuers. Chancellor Olaf Scholz seems to agree with this. According to a media report, the federal government is no longer planning to make payments to private sea rescuers next year. As “Bild” reported, citing the Federal Foreign Office’s partial budget for 2024, there is no … Read more